why is logic considerd as science and art?

Question

why is logic considerd as science and art?

Answer 1

Logic is a subset of Philosophy which is a Liberal Art.

Answer 2

Logic is an a priori or deductive science. This means that the principles of logic are essentially the application of definitions according to certain rules.

The whole of logic is similar to mathematics in that both deductive sciences are created from reason alone without reference to the world of sensory experience. Logic ensures the consistency among statements as to what is known.

Thus, a person can know logic and do logical problems without being logical in everyday life.

The art of logic is the ability to apply logic to the everyday world. So, in a sense, the art of logic is the ability to use reason in experience.

The science of logic is objective: rather than looking a reasoning which is a psychological process, logic looks at entailment--the logical relation between statements.

People infer; statements entail. One statement can entail another statement even though a person might not be smart enough to make the inference.

Thus, the art of logic consists in the ability to use the science of logic in reasoning.

I know from experience that this distinction is difficult for most nonlogicians to understand on first reading.

Another way to explain the above is to note that logic prescribes how one ought to reason--it's not concerned with how one actually does reason.

The art of logic is the ability to apply the principles of logic, the science of which distinguish correct from incorrect reasoning.

Answer 3

Try reading Alice in Wonderland

Answer 4

you have to have science to prove it and art to express it.

Answer 5

logic is math and philosophy

Answer 6

wrong premise. restate please. non-sequitur